Sword plants
Sword plants are large rosette plants that root deep and make a centerpiece or a full background, with the Amazon sword the most common. They are heavy root feeders, so root tabs in the substrate matter more than dosing the water. Each profile lists final size, light and placement, since a full-grown sword can fill a small tank.
21 plants
Aflame sword
Echinodorus 'Aflame'High lightMidground11.8 in (30 cm)
Amazon sword
Echinodorus grisebachiiMedium lightBackground19.7 in (50 cm)Apart sword
Echinodorus 'Apart'Medium lightMidground9.8 in (25 cm)Fancy Twist sword
Echinodorus 'Fancy Twist'Medium lightMidground15.7 in (40 cm)Hadi Red Pearl sword
Echinodorus 'Hadi Red Pearl'Medium lightMidground9.8 in (25 cm)
Horemanii sword
Echinodorus horemaniiHigh lightBackground19.7 in (50 cm)Kleiner Bar sword
Echinodorus 'Kleiner Bär'Medium lightBackground17.7 in (45 cm)
Marble queen sword
Echinodorus cordifoliusMedium lightBackground19.7 in (50 cm)
Melon sword
Echinodorus osirisMedium lightBackground19.7 in (50 cm)Narrow leaf chain sword
Helanthium bolivianum 'Angustifolius'Medium lightBackground23.6 in (60 cm)Oriental sword
Echinodorus 'Oriental'High lightMidground11.8 in (30 cm)
Ozelot sword
Echinodorus 'Ozelot'Medium lightMidground15.7 in (40 cm)
Pygmy chain sword
Helanthium tenellumMedium lightForeground3.9 in (10 cm)
Quadricostatus chain sword
Helanthium bolivianum 'Quadricostatus'Low lightMidground5.9 in (15 cm)Red Devil sword
Echinodorus 'Red Devil'Medium lightMidground11.8 in (30 cm)Red rubin sword
Echinodorus 'Red Rubin'Medium lightMidground19.7 in (50 cm)Reni sword
Echinodorus 'Reni'Low lightMidground15.7 in (40 cm)Rose sword
Echinodorus 'Rosé'Low lightBackground15.7 in (40 cm)Ruffled sword
Echinodorus majorMedium lightBackground23.6 in (60 cm)
Uruguay sword
Echinodorus uruguayensisMedium lightBackground21.7 in (55 cm)Vesuvius sword
Helanthium bolivianum 'Vesuvius'Medium lightMidground11.8 in (30 cm)
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